HORN OF AFRICA REFUGEE WELFARE GROUP — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 27 July 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £7,000
Latest expenditure: £620
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: HORN OF AFRICA REFUGEE, WELFARE GROUP, EMPIRE HOUSE, EMPIRE WAY, WEMBLEY, MIDDLESEX, HA9 0EW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.harwg.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The association is predominantly established for The relief of need among refugees and asylum seekers from the Horn of Africa Living in North West London and the Surrounding areas, in particular through the Provision of information and advice and the relief of poverty, the advancement of education And the preservation of health in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somaliland.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £7,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £620

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,556
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,400

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £7,085
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,950

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,753
Total Gross Expenditure: £659

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,389
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,510

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Brent
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Harrow
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Barnet
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Somalia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ethiopia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Camden
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Djibouti
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Ealing
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HORN OF AFRICA REFUGEE WELFARE GROUP
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-07-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 MAY 1993 AS AMENDED 20 MARCH 2002 AND 30 JULY 2005
Charitable Objects: A) THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH IN ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI; B) THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONG REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM THE HORN OF AFRICA LIVING IN NORTH WEST LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE, FINANCIAL OR MATERIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERPRETATION, TRANSLATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOUSING, IMMIGRATION
Area Of Benefit: ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI AND NORTH WEST LONDON

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 121186
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GURMAD (SAVES LIVES) ASSOCIATION

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff